Chapter Summary: The next step in our inductive-study plan is to
summarize the content of the Scripture passage. Either write a paraphrase
or outline summarizing in detail the story of the unique worship experience
on the Day of Pentecost.

Observations: (What does the text say?)

What purpose brought the believers together in the room?

Name three audiovisual signs of the Spirit's coming.

What caused the crowd to gather?

How did the people respond to the signs they witnessed?

What does the passage tell us about how God worked in that worship
situation?

The early church had a number of functions. It saw as one of its major
purposes the continued upbuilding of the believers' faith. Worship for the
early church was both personal and corporate. It included an outward
teaching ministry, the purpose of which was to win new converts and to
establish firmly the faith of all believers in Christ as the church's one
foundation.

In what ways would your congregational life be different if the church
heeded the biblical counsel about worship that you have discovered this
week?

What rituals of the Seventh-day Adventist Church need renewal of
purpose or practice?

What personal aspects of the worship experience do we need in order to
understand God's will for our lives?

How should the church react to new ideas and worship practices?

Summary

By using the inductive method of Bible study, we learned that God
encounters believers through worship and continues to build up the church
by empowering the faithful to learn of His mission and purpose. The
Pentecost experience provides a unique model for understanding the power of
the Holy Spirit in qualifying the disciples to spread the gospel. Paul's
conversion experience shows us the power of God in the lives of individuals
who are willing to be taught God's ways by church members. The counsel to
Titus gives us a model of the types of content the church can share with
its membership.

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